Found Money Blog: 48 Cents and a 10 Cent Australia Coin

Today I found 11 cents and an Australian coin. Score! I spotted these in a change tray of a coin machine at the grocery store. Rejects. The penny was pretty dirt and banged up so was probably rejected for that reason. The dime is domed, yes, curved. And the Australian coin? Well, it's just not American!

So that was 11 cents and I had found another 37 cents here and there so that makes this found money report a total of 48 cents and that foreign coin. 

How about you? Are you finding any money around these days? Oh and if you're interested in learning more about Australian money, here you go.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  13 pennies, 3 nickels, 2 dimes, 1 Australian coin
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished 

Total Found Money in 2016 to Date:  $12.11

Found Money Blog: 13 Cents Plus a Hong Kong Dime

This afternoon I went to the library to pick up some books on reserve. I didn't find any money there but I also went to Target and found a penny and a dime on the floor! 

Then I went to the grocery store and found a penny in the parking lot on the way in to the store and once inside I found another penny on the floor and a little coin in the tray of the coin machine. It is a 1990 coin that reads:  Queen Elizabeth the Second with her profile on the front of the coin, and on the back it reads Hong Kong, 10, 1990, ten cents. It also has a Chinese symbol. I'll have to get my son to tell me what it says. I just love finding foreign coins!

As usual I won't add this coin's value to my found money total. And I couldn't easily find the value of this coin in American dollars. Anyone?

Have you found any coins or bills lately? Let us know!

Oh, I posed today's found money next to this cute little guy. My grandson gave him to me. He called it a pop eye penguin. When you squeeze his head, his eyes pop out. Really funny and cute!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  3 pennies, 1 dime, 1 Hong Kong 10 cent coin
Year:    pennies:  1980, 1997, 2004; dime:  1988; Hong Kong coin:  1990
U.S. Mint:  pennies:  D, none, D; dime is P
Condition:  tarnished to shiny
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $17.79

Found a Penny at the 99 Cent Store

Today I ran a bunch of errands. At the 99 Cent Only Store I was cruising down an aisle when I spotted a penny. A couple of savvy shoppers (like myself, I mean, come on. Everything's 99 cents!) were standing right there beside it, so I waited till they walked away. Then I snagged the coin. Yippie!

This Found Money Facts:
Denomination:  1 penny
Year:  1966

U.S. Mint:  none

Condition: tarnished

Total Found Money to Date for 2012:  $14.43